S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we look at new research on the Salton Sea and its toxic impact on nearby neighborhoods. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our ...

The Salton Sea, often called California’s accidental desert ocean, has a fascinating and complicated past. Formed by a mistake in the early 1900s, it quickly became a booming vacation hotspot before ...

Dan Daher rolled out at 5 a.m. from the shaded parking lot behind the Torres Martinez Tribal Community Hall in Mecca, as he does every Sunday through Thursday. By day's end, he'll have logged nearly ...

The Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams vocalist Matt Pryor has announced a new solo album. The Salton Sea is due out Nov. 14 via Nightshoes Syndicate/Big Scary Monsters. It’s his seventh solo album, ...

After a California judge denied environmentalists' claims that the Hells Kitchen lithium extraction project approved by Imperial County was not adequately studied for water supply, air pollution and ...

This summer, I read my way around Los Angeles and highly recommend the experience. There were plenty of freshly published L.A. novels to dive into: My literary journey began in pre-Eaton fire Altadena ...

For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob that enveloped Phoenix this week, are possible in Southern California, the answer is yes. They’ve hit in the recent past and are a ...

A towering cloud of dust engulfs part of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday. (City of Phoenix / Associated Press) For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob ...

Hundreds of Imperial Valley residents were still without power Tuesday afternoon, a day after a monsoonal storm swept through the desert region, toppling power poles and initially knocking out ...

Mr. Rich, the author of “Second Nature: Scenes From a World Remade,” has lived in New Orleans for 16 years. Mr. Misrach, a photographer based in California, traveled to New Orleans after Hurricane ...

MECCA HILLS, Calif. (CN) — Stand among the jagged rock formations here, with the clear desert sky above, and it feels like you're deep in the wilderness, far removed from cars and other signs of ...